John Trapp on Micah 4:13

Verſe 13. Ariſe and threſh, O daughter of Zion] Go in this thy might (wherewith thou ſo luſtily threſheſt out thy wheat by the wine-preſſe ſaid the Angell to Gideon Judg. 6.14) and threſh the Midianites another while, thou ſhalt ſmite them as one man ver. 16. threſh them as the ſheaves of the floore that lie ready for the flaile, or (as the cuſtome of thoſe countries was Deut. 25.4. 1 Cor. 9.9. 1 Tim. 5, 18.) for oxen to tread out, or the wheel to turn over Eſa. 2.28.

for I will make thine horne iron &c.] So that thou ſhalt do great exploites, by mine aſſiſtance, againſt Sennacherib, Antiochus and other enemies ſubdued and threſhed down to ſtraw by the valiant Macchabees. Spiritualiter etiam hoc intelligendum, ſaith Sa. here; this is alſo ſpiritually to be underſtood of converting people to the faith ſeparatâ paleâ infidelitatis. This the Apoſtles did vigorouſly and effectually, being furniſhed by Chriſt with hornes of iron, and hoofes of braſs; with ſpirituall courage and metall, whereby they did ſoon beat in peeces many people, and brought them to Chriſt by the obedience of faith, together with all their wealth and ſubſtance, which they cheerfully conſecrate unto the Lord of the whole earth. This was typified of old by the Tabernacle built with the ſpoils of the Egyptians: and by Davids dedicating to the Lord the gold and ſilver which in great abundance he had taken from the enemies 2 Sam. 8. It is prophecied of Tyrus, that being converted ſhe ſhould find another manner of merchandiſe then formerly, viz: to feed and cloth Gods poore with durable cloathing. The Centurion, Eſa. 23.18. Luke 7. when once he became a Proſelyte, built the Jewiſh Synagogues, that had been thrown down by Antiochus. Conſtantine the Great was bountifull to the Church above meaſure, inſomuch as that he was by the heathens in ſcorn called Pupillus, as if he had wanted a guardian to over-rule and order his expences. Sed refriguit hoc ſtudium hodiè in magiſtratibus pleriſque, as Gualthe[illegible: 1 letter] [illegible: 1 letter]re complaineth, and not without cauſe. The Church is not only ſcanted, but ſpo[illegible: 1 letter]ed of her revenues: and that which was piouſly conſecrated, is impiouſly converted to other uſes &c. Thus He.